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On Mon, 19 May 2014 10:20:54 -0400, H*a*r*r*o*l*d
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On 5/19/2014 9:55 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 19 May 2014 01:56:55 -0400, wrote:

Virtually everyone in that 1% had tax shelters that prevented them
from ever paying anything close to the 90% rate.
It was Reagan who made those tax shelters go away in 1986

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And it was long over due. I have always regarded that and breaking
the Air Traffic Controllers union as Reagan's two biggest
accomplishments. Of course some would say that his "Star Wars Missile
Defense" plan led to the demise of the former Soviet Union, and to the
extent that it might be true, that would be his biggest accomplishment
of all.

I wonder what O'Bama's legacy will be.

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The only thing I can think of is offing Bin Laden. That was not a
trivial accomplishment and he certainly does deserve credit for
approving the plan. Not everyone would have done that. Other than
that he's a huge disappointment of course. I had hoped that he might
provide some much needed inspiration and leadership to the inner city
youth of this country but that doesn't seem to be one of his
priorities.

Hehe. Of course the ACA will be a great legacy.
His handling of the financial crisis is another.
Keeping us out of more wars is another.
His stance on LGBT will be another.
Setting an example for African-Americans is another, and despite your
skepticism, this is evident to me.
There might be more coming.
History will be the final judge.
All he's done is in the face of fanatical Republican opposition.
It is the Republican House who have a legacy.
50 times they tried to repeal the ACA.
And 50 times they failed. Government shut down.
Some legacy.